The ultrasonic process does a more thorough job of cleaning. Contents restoration companies recover more contents for homeowners. Insurance companies save millions of dollars in total loss claims. Restoration companies are more profitable due to increased efficiency.

Your biggest enemy when it comes to hardwood floors is water. Those wooden panels nailed to floor – believe it or not – are chunks of trees, cut to size and dried. When water begins to make it’s way into your hardwood floors, those wooden fibers begin to expand, eventually warping your wooden floor. Once this happens there’s really no going back, and you’re looking at an expensive and time-consuming floor replacement.

Wooden floors are sensitive, so it’s important to be cautious of any kind of moisture – from simple spills, abundant humidity, and water seepage from under the floor. In it’s most rudimentary form, water damage is simply the appearance of stains. There are a couple of home remedies to remove these stains. Using toothpaste or a combination of oil and cigarette ash will buff these white stains away. For a more severe stain, you may have to remove the finish on your floor.

In order to prevent small amounts of damage, be sure to coat your floors in a water-resistant finish before installing them. This will help prevent water from soaking in to the grains. You can also wax with a waterproof seal to shore up your defenses. In order to keep your floors in good shape, its ideal to re-apply water-resistant stain every 12-18 months.

If your wooden floors are suffering from major water damage, many professional cleaning services such as Service Master Solutions offer special drying services that can greatly reduce water damage to floors.

– Guest post from Service Master Solutions, Portland, OR.

Frank Pedeflous, president of Omegasonics, gives a brief look at the restoration process of sensitive items such as electronics.

More information can be found at omegasonics.com or by calling an Omegasonics ultrasonics and contents restoration expert toll free 1-800-669-8227.

In this video, we give a few helpful steps that you and your company can take to maximize success, and make your restoration division shine above the competition.

We, at Omegasonics, understand that there are many factors that contribute to operating a successful contents restoration business. We are committed to providing superior ultrasonic and electronic cleaning equipment, the most thorough training program, and the finest after-sales support in our industry.

For more information about creating a first class fire restoration facility, feel free to give us a call at 800-669-8227 or visit our page here.

So Eileen Zark brought over her crew and five palates from a job she was already doing. We gave them about 30 minutes of training, then we stood back to watch the fun…

The contents pros did just what we showed them and they cut through the job like a hot knife through butter. “Amazing…” she said. The workers were having a blast and she confided that she had been doing contents work for about 8 years — the last 4 of which were really wearing her down…but this was totally different! Hey — who wouldn’t be bummed out by cleaning things with Q-tips, toothbrushes and rags?

So how did Eileen and her crew do?

Well, they used to clean about a box per person, per hour. Xactimate pays around $30 to $40 per box. And we asked, “Eileen, about how many boxes did you get done in an hour with Omegasonics Restoration Pro®?”

She said, “About 20 to 25 boxes…,” Depending on where you are in the country, and judging by the Xactimate numbers, you already know that makes it as much as $1000 in just one hour! Imagine what she could do in a day (actually she did all five palates in just 2 days)!

Even though ultrasonic cleaning is widely used in the restoration industry, many restoration professionals are not fully aware of how to maximize the unique advantages of an ultrasonic cleaner’s wide range of power and effectiveness. One area in which ultrasound is a must is when the job calls for common mold remediation.

There have been many medical studies proving that health problems can occur if individuals are exposed to even the smallest amount of mold. In fact, 35% of adult asthma is due to common mold in the home or workplace.

When a house has been damaged by water, using ultrasound to restore contents can greatly reduce the per-component cost of cleaning. The damage may develop at an extremely slow pace and even minor water spots can eventually mar a surface. However, with water damage in extreme cases such as flooding, devastating results can develop very quickly. This type of damage is a huge contributor to property loss no matter the speed progression of the damage.

What Restoration Professionals Recommend for Common Mold

Restoration professionals must act quickly when water disaster strikes because it has been proven that mold can grow within 24 hours after water damage has occurred.

Restoration specialists, such as UltraCare Restoration located in Simi Valley, CA., recommend responding quickly to chronic moisture problems because water damage can accelerate the growth of mold. To get this moisture under control, they recommend using powerful dehumidification and ventilation machines. These types of units can even be bought at stores such as The Do It Center or Costco.

If your home or work place has been water damaged and you fear mold will result, please contact your restoration specialist immediately for a complete safety audit. We have a comprehensive list of world class contents processing companies for your convenience on this page. Insurance adjusters throughout the U.S., Canada and Australia have sought them out because they are your first line of defense against costly “cash outs” and “total losses.”

Going green is good… but not when it comes to mold!